Saturday, December 26, 2015

Friday, December 25, 2015

Christmas 2015! No snow.....mid 60 degree temps.....in CNY! The one time I actually want to see all the white stuff it's nowhere to be found! We managed to get into the season anyway though.......

Baking Christmas cookies with friends that are like family!

We had all our family join us for Christmas Eve candlelight service at our church

then spent the evening at Aunt Connie's celebrating.......

at home and in our annual Christmas Eve jammies from Aunt Connie

{{ its impossible to get a serious photo of these 2 maniacs lately so we just go with it!!}}

We are usually doing all the wrapping & assembling late Christmas Eve once the kids go to bed but this year we were actually ahead of the game & everything was done a few days before! Amazing first time for us......BUT then since Savannah was over tired & couldn't sleep we were up till 1am anyway......can't sneak everything outta the guest room & past her door while she's watching........then up at 6am ready to see the magic of what Santa brought! I love having Christmas Day to ourselves at home with no schedule or agenda! It's very rare were all home with nothing to do but enjoy the day so I always look forward to that! It was a nice lazy day wth movies & playing Barbies & eating sweets!

The 1am quick picture of the loaded up tree before we passed out......

A Barbie house for Emerson and a MacBook for Savannah were the Santa awesomeness this year!

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Seventy one family members celebrated at the annual Ramsden Family Thanksgiving at the Amber firebarn this year!! It was a bittersweet one since this is the first year we are missing Grandpa & Aunt Tricia. Always a fun time seeing everyone since it's rare to all get together! Love that my girls are part of this tradition & look forward to it every year!

Saturday, October 10, 2015

11 years old.......Eleven!! You're 11 & in 6th grade somehow.......I still remember you like this......

Hope you have an awesome birthday and achieve all you go for this year! I love your caring compassionate heart & your huge love of animals! We love watching you grow up & turn into such a wonderful young lady!

We'll celebrate tonight with some of

your friends going to the movies & a sleepover....and of course amazing cake from Miss Nicki!

Monday, September 21, 2015

He will certainly be missed and we are thankful for the memories we have to hold onto. I'm imagining him with grandma by his side again which is what he's longed for since she passed away almost 3 years ago.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

7!!! Seven!! My baby girl turns 7 years old today! She's headed to 2nd grade in a few weeks and is growing up faster than I can stand....she is a super silly, always laughing & making us laugh, full of life and caring beyond belief.

My birthday wish for you Emerson is that you never lose your sense of imagination and contagious smile. You are so sweet and filled with compassion...its such a treat to me your mommy! Love you baby girl! Cant wait to see what this next year brings for you!

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Cheap and quick facelift for the ONE and only room we literally never touched since buying and gutting this house top to bottom! We planned on ripping this room right off the house and expanding but things change...didn't want to spend a lot but it was in major need of help!

Didn't remember to grab true before pictures but here's some during shots;

Here's a big improvement, amazing what some Sheetrock repair and paint can do!

Thursday, May 21, 2015

These 2 beautiful girls are two of my 5 nieces, both graduating on the same day but from different schools. We had to divide the family so we made sure to cover it all. Still so hard thinking of the one that you were missing but happy to be there for the one you were! So proud of these girls and their big high school finale and can't wait to see what the future brings them!

Sunday, March 22, 2015

We escaped to a nearby inn for the night this weekend and enjoyed some time as a couple instead of as mom & dad! Not quite as amazing as our week long honeymoon in Jamaica but it was a wonderful break from daily life!

It's been a great 13 years so far and looking forward to new adventures in the years ahead!

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Always a favorite holiday...just in love with all the ideas online for homemade valentines & bonus there are so many options that are QUICK & EASY, yet still give a more personal touch than the store bought cards!

Emerson picked these while cruising my pinterest boards...I figured 1st graders wouldn't be too thrilled with bath bombs as in the original bloggers post {here} so we made them using tootsie pops instead

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Mr. Fab Four turns 40 today! Holy crap when did we get so old?! I remember when thinking 40 seemed so so old and couldn't imagine ever being that ancient and well now I'm married to an old man and not far behind myself 😉

I had a little surprise dinner for the old man over the weekend with some of our closest friends! Was great to have everyone together, tried out a local BBQ place that turned out to be phenomenal!

Here's to hoping for at least another 40 years outta this guy since I've gotten pretty used to having him around to grow old with! Obviously he'll beat me to the old part 😉

Celebrating with the family tonight and enjoying a giant little debbie oatmeal creme pie for his special birthday dessert!!! It's the size of a dinner plate people!!!

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AZ single girl living in the big city turned wife of a GREAT husband, mother to 2 BEAUTIFUL girls..living a Central NY small town life and loving it! Here is my little parcel of
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